Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, this week celebrated a landmark achievement in South Africa’s wine industry – the official opening of Klein Goederust Wine Cellar, the country’s first Black-owned wine cellar near Cape Town Full text...
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Structural deficits blur Kenya’s sugar sector
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s sugar sector continues to face structural deficits, with domestic production covering only about 72 percent of consumption in 2024, according to industry sources Full text...
Disasters have cost agriculture over $3 trillion in 30 years.
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Behind rising temperatures and a succession of extreme events, entire sectors of global food production are crumbling Full text...
More than 90% of countries are threatened by declining agricultural yields
New York, US (PANA) - More than 90% of the world's countries are expected to experience a decline in food crop yields by the end of the century, according to new United Nations projections Full text...
AfDB approves $2.25 million to boost agricultural productivity in Sierra Leone
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - In a move set to boost Sierra Leone’s food security and crop yields, the African Development Bank Group’s Board of Directors has approved a $2 Full text...
Turning Tanzania’s farmers into agri- entrepreneurs. A unique international alliance helps smallholder farmers become more sustainable and profitable (By Caitríona Palmer and Birom Seck)
Mwanza, Tanzania (PANA) - It is just past dawn in the village of Kasuguti, Tanzania, and as a golden pink hue creeps across the Serengeti plains, Cliford Magoti drags open the heavy metal doors to his agricultural product shop Full text...
More than 1.5 million m3 of water stored in largest dam in western Libya
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 1,583 million cubic meters of water represent the volume of water stored as at Sunday at the Wadi Al-Majinin dam, in the western region of Libya, out of a total capacity estimated at 58 million cubic meters, the Directorate of Dams of the Libyan Ministry of Hydraulic Resources hasannounced Full text...
New AfDB review highlights inland fisheries as lifeline for millions of Africans
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has released a "Review of African Inland Fisheries," calling for urgent investment in restoring aquatic habitats and integrating fisheries into broader water resource management to safeguard livelihoods for millions of Africans Full text...
Global food insecurity remains well above 2015 levels
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food insecurity has gradually declined since 2021 but remains well above 2015 levels, a United Nations agency has said, noting that more than a quarter of the world's population, or nearly 2 Full text...
‘Our livelihoods have been cut off,’ say West Bank farmers ahead of olive harvest (By UN News)
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - In the occupied West Bank village of Kufr Qaddum, Yousef (not his real name) stands behind a sealed iron gate, cut off from the olive trees that have sustained his family for generations Full text...
How two Ethiopian farmers turned rocky land into a fruitful future: World Bank Blog by Hayalsew Yilma, Senior Irrigation Specialist
Welkite, South Ethiopia (PANA) - If you’ve ever wondered how farmers are adapting to climate and economic challenges in rural Ethiopia, let me introduce you to Gebru and Dubela — two men who turned rough, neglected land into something thriving and profitable Full text...
Nuclear technology to help fight seafood fraud
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Across the globe, consumers and small-scale fishers alike are facing a growing challenge: seafood fraud Full text...
Global food prices rise in July, driven by meat and vegetable oils
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food prices rose 1 Full text...
Just 1.5 percent of Gaza’s agricultural land remains accessible and undamaged
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - UN data published on Wednesday underscores the tiny amount of cultivable land that remains in the Gaza Strip, contributing to the famine conditions now being endured by more than two million people there Full text...
Culinary diplomacy strengthens US-Ghana commercial ties
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The US Poultry & Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) is collaborating on the seventh biannual poultry training programme and cooking competition in Accra Full text...
IFAD supports growth of aquaculture in Tanzania
Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) - Fisheries and aquaculture are a vital source of food for billions of people and play a significant role in many rural economies Full text...
South Africa's macadamia industry grows despite export uncertainty
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – Yields of macadamia nuts in South Africa, the world’s leading producer and exporter of the crop, will this year decline by four percent from 2024 due to adverse weather conditions, which have led to yield losses and smaller-sized macadamia nuts, according to expert estimates Full text...
Deputy UN chief urges bold action to transform food systems at global summit in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Tuesday called on countries to double down on efforts to transform food systems, describing them as “one of the greatest solutions” to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Full text...
‘Perfect storm’ of global crises drove years of food price surges: FAO
New York, US (PANA) - The chief economist of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Máximo Torero Cullen, previewed its annual State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report in a briefing on Tuesday to journalists at UN Headquarters in New York Full text...
Global demand for meat and dairy set to rise, but climate and nutrition gaps remain
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global demand for meat, dairy and fish is projected to climb steadily over the next decade, driven by rising incomes and urbanisation in middle-income countries Full text...
Libya and Saudi Arabia discuss joint agricultural investment opportunities
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Secretary General of the Libyan Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Mohamed Al-Turki, on Saturday discussed with a Saudi delegation ways of strengthening bilateral cooperation and exploring joint agricultural investment opportunities Full text...
‘A spirit of oneness’: Cooperatives cultivating peace in South Sudan
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Within one year, a maize and sorghum cooperative of 20 members in the Central Equatorial State of South Sudan had grown to over 150 members allowing many members to boost their income and provide for their families for the first time Full text...
Landless and locked out: Young farmers struggle for a future
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Agricultural land is more than just a resource to produce food – for many older adults around the world, a land deed is the only safety net they have as they enter their old age Full text...
Subsidised prices encourage Senegalese farmers to increase peanuts
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal’s subsidised prices for seeds and fertilisers are expected to motivate farmers to plant more peanut and during crop marketing year 2025/26 peanut production is forecast at 770,000 metric tons Full text...
Most vulnerable nations call on FAO to develop strategy and action plan to transform agrifood systems
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Small Developing States (SIDS), Least Developing Countries (LDCs) and Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCS) have adopted a ministerial statement which calls on the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to develop a comprehensive strategy and an action plan for agrifood systems transformation focusing on their specific priorities Full text...
Investments in aquaculture could create more than 20 million jobs by 2050
Entebbe, Uganda (PANA) – Aquaculture could generate as many as 22 million jobs by 2050, according to a new report that foresees a $1 Full text...
Africa's industrialisation through agricultural revolution shows mixed signals, says AU Commissioner
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – The industrialisation of Africa, through an agricultural revolution, premised on increased investment in agricultural productivity, has shown mixed signals decades later, the African Union Commissioner, Moses Vilakati has said Full text...
IFAD invested more than $3 billion in new projects in three years
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) invested $3 Full text...
Improved local production of maize in Zimbabwe expected to up human consumption by 6 percent in 2025/26
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Following the challenging maize crop in the 2024/25 marketing year due to severe drought conditions, Zimbabwe's maize production is projected to more than double in the 2025/26 marketing year, benefiting from more favourable weather conditions Full text...
Outlook for food trade ‘relatively optimistic’, FAO says
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has released their annual Food Outlook report which provides a “relatively optimistic” look at international food markets Full text...
Gaza war leaves less than 5% of agricultural land usable, says FAO
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Less than 5 percent of Gaza's agricultural land is now cultivable and/or accessible, further exacerbating the risk of famine in the devastated Palestinian territory, according to a new satellite assessment released on Monday by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Satellite Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) Full text...
Tanzanian farmers clear more land to expand coffee plantations
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania's coffee sector is poised for expansion, with cultivated areas projected to grow from 265,000 hectares (HA) in marketing year (MY) 2024/25 to 270,000 hectares in MY 2025/26, driven primarily by Robusta coffee Full text...
South African minister hails latest export of avacados to China
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen on Wednesday conveyed his deep satisfaction with the country's avocado industry's active pursuit of international markets, which is evidenced by the season’s first shipment reaching Shanghai, China Full text...
Plant pests continue to threaten global food supplies
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Protecting crops from pests is key to ensuring everyone has enough to eat, said the head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Monday, who stressed that access to food is a basic human right Full text...
Favourable weather fuels desert locust surge in North Africa - FAO
New York, US (PANA) - Unusually high levels of desert locust infestations have been reported during the current breeding season, raising alarms across affected regions, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) warned on Tuesday Full text...
Egypt to market less cotton this year to decreased harvest
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt’s cotton production in 2025/26 marketing year is estimated at 320,000 bales, down 25 percent from the previous season due to a significant decrease in area harvested Full text...
Reshaping the agriculture and food sector for healthier diets: World Bank Blog by Natasha Hayward, Felipe F. Dizon, Elizabeth Ludwig-Borycz, and Dwi Sari Puspaningtyas
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - While hunger is making headlines, malnutrition continues to silently affect millions worldwide, undermining their physical and mental capacities and constraining their productivity Full text...
Illegal fishing causes losses of over US$2 billion a year in West Africa
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Illegal fishing in West Africa causes a loss of more than US$2 billion a year, Abdel Fatau Musah, ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, said on Tuesday in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire Full text...
Foot and mouth disease outbreaks have not hindered South Africa’s beef exports
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak that has impacted South Africa since 2021 continues to spread in some parts of the country despite government control efforts Full text...
FAO warns of ‘unprecedented’ avian flu spread, in call for global action
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The rapid spread of the highly infectious avian flu virus H5N1 has reached an “unprecedented” scale, wiping out hundreds of millions of birds worldwide and increasingly spilling over into mammals, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) warned on Monday Full text...
UN expert warns of impact of overfishing on marine ecosystems
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Overfishing has serious repercussions for marine ecosystems, coastal populations and the global climate, an independent UN expert said Friday Full text...
Is Artificial Intelligence the future of farming? Exploring opportunities and challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa: World Bank Blog By Chakib Jenane, Regional Director for Sustainable Development, West and Central Africa, World Bank
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Across Sub-Saharan Africa, a quiet revolution is underway Full text...
Halal product market and consumers set to grow in West Africa
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - While the African halal market is estimated at over $150 billion Full text...
New report forecasts better prospects for South Africa’s dairy industry
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s dairy industry is likely to grow in the future due to improving economic factors, despite suffering from many weather and disease related challenges in the past five years Full text...
Improved quality control kick-starts Kenya’s avocado output in 2025
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s avocado production is expected to rebound by four percent in 2025, reaching 585,000 metric tons, supported by an increase in the land under avocado and an increase in yield as a result of quality control improvements Full text...
Agricultural value chains, a major potential for Africa's development.
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Agricultural value chains hold great potential for the development of the African continent, according to the organizers of the eighth Africa Business Forum, which opened on Monday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Full text...
Livestock at the heart of the eighth African business forum
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Livestock development will be the focus of the eighth Africa Business Forum, which opens on Monday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Full text...
Reinforcing pastoralism in the Sahel and West Africa: a decade of progress and the path forward: World Bank Blog By Chakib Jenane, Boutheina Guermazi and Olivier Buyoya
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Pastoralism has long been a hallmark of the cultural, social, and economic landscapes of the Sahel and West Africa, sustaining the livelihoods of over 20 million people Full text...
South Africa resumes apple exports to Thailand
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has announced that the country has regained market access for fresh apples to Thailand Full text...
2024 financing report: Critical gaps exposed in food crisis funding
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The 2024 Financing Flows and Food Crises report from the Global Network Against Food Crises – which includes the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) - reveals a troubling disconnection between financial flows and the escalating severity of global hunger Full text...